noncomputation

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noun

Absence of computation; failure to compute something.

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Meanings

nounnoncomputation (countable and uncountable, plural noncomputations)

plural noncomputations

  1. countableuncountableAbsence of computation; failure to compute something.

    By a noncomputation of Turing machine M on input w we mean any string (over the alphabet used to represent computations) that does not represent a valid […]

    2013, Seppo Sippu, Eljas Soisalon-Soininen, Parsing Theory: Volume II LR(k) and LL(k) Parsing, page 388

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

From non- + computation.

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APA

noncomputation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncomputation

MLA

“noncomputation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncomputation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncomputation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncomputation.

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